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From: "Udo Giacomozzi" <udo_giacomozzi@rolmail.net>
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Subject: Re: Recommendation for ALSA compat non-CreativeLabs PCI sound card?
Date: Wed, 10 Feb 1999 18:31:20 +0100
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>>>>>> "Udo" == Udo Giacomozzi <udo_giacomozzi@rolmail.net> writes:
>
>>> CreativeLabs has announced that they're only going to be
>>> supporting/providing binary-only drivers for Linux (with development
>>> under heavy NDA), we'd like to buy from someone else if there's
>
>Udo> When will these drivers be available? Has Creative a website page
>Udo> dedicated to this?  I really need a Linux driver for my SB Live!
>Udo> ...
>
>When did you buy your SB live?
>
>Perhaps you should return it (or sell it/get rid of it) and buy some
>other card that is supported.
>
>I don't really think that supporting the CreativeLabs effort is in the
>best interests of the open-source software community.
>

I don't think I will replace my (new) SB Live!. Sorry, but I really like it
and your only reason to buy another card is because it is not supported by
Linux. Besides I asked for the binaries by Creative, not a open-source
project. What means interest? I don't think it's good if a OS doesn't
support a popular sound card just because it is covered by an NDA...

What card would you suggest me that has similar features (quadriphony, DSP
chip) at a cheap price?

Regards
Udo Giacomozzi

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